Maximum from Maxwell! Injured Glenn smashes fastest double hundred in ODIs; Records scripted vs AFG
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Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell smashed 201*(128) as Australia defeated Afghanistan by three wickets at Wankhede Stadium to qualify for the semi-finals of the ODI World Cup 2023. Australia chased down a target of 292 runs to register their highest successful run chase in ODI World Cup history.
Australia, who were 91-7 at one stage, chased down the target in 46.5 overs, thanks to Maxwell. This came after Maxwell smashed an unbeaten 201* in 128 balls, with 21 fours and 10 sixes. He struck at a strike rate of over 157. With the victory, the Aussies became the third team – after India and South Africa – to qualify for the semi-finals.
Maxwell also recorded a number of feats as he scored an unbeaten double-century to guide Australia to win-
1. This is Australia's first-ever ODI double century and overall the 11th instance of a double hundred in 50-over cricket. Maxwell overtook Shane Watson's 185* against Bangladesh in 2011.
2. This is also the highest individual score in an ODI run-chase. Here, Maxwell toppled Pakistan's Fakhar Zaman, who smashed 193 against South Africa in 2021.
3. Maxwell's double ton has surpassed Zimbabwe's Charles Coventry's 194 against Bangladesh in 2009 as the highest score by a non-opener in ODI cricket history.
4. Maxwell's 201* is only the third instance of a double hundred in ODI Cricket World Cups, with Chris Gayle (215 against Zimbabwe in 2015 for West Indies) and Martin Guptill (237 against West Indies in 2015 for New Zealand) being the other two instances.
5. The partnership of 202 runs between Maxwell and skipper Pat Cummins (12*) is the highest-ever partnership for seventh wicket or below in ODIs. It has overtaken the 177-run stand between Jos Buttler and Adil Rashid of England against New Zealand in 2015 for seventh wicket.
6. Maxwell reached his double ton in just 128 balls, making it the second-fastest double century in ODIs. India's Ishan Kishan has the fastest double century of all time, in just 126 balls against Bangladesh last year.
7. With 10 sixes smashed in the match, Maxwell has 33 sixes in his World Cup career and is now in third place among players with the most WC sixes. Indian skipper Rohit Sharma (45) and West Indies legend Chris Gayle (49) are above him.
